Susanna Grace has Arrived

Susanna Grace Lynch came into the world at 8:07pm on March 9, 2009. She weighed 7 lbs and 5 oz, was 20 inches long, and had APGAR scores of 9 and 9! Here are some photos from the hospital. It's taken me awhile to get back into blogging but I'll post some photos from today too and let you know what's been up with our little girl.

Baby it's warm outside.... (40 weeks 5 days)

Okay baby... I thought maybe you were just waiting for the weather to warm up, but it was beautiful outside today and you're still in my womb!  Come on out!  

So I'm 5 days past my due date, but the ultrasound measured about five days small so I guess there you have it. Now she's got no excuses... it's officially time to come out.  You've baked and baked and the timer is ringing.  Your mommy and daddy want to meet you.

Today I think I've tried everything.  Took evening primrose in the morning.  Had fresh pineapple for breakfast.  Four cups of rasberry leaf tea during school.  Had spicy mexican for lunch.  Jumped up and down with kindergarten.   Went jogging after school.  Had a pedicure.  Spicy Chinese food for dinner.  Followed by a pineapple and rasberry shake.  

ANYHOW... guess I'll be headed to work in the morning....

Waiting for Life to Begin (at least, on the outside...)

Well we're now at 39 weeks and 6 days... yes, the due date is tomorrow. I read over and over that running through your pregnancy often shaves about a week off the gestation, but apparently that is not the case for me and my little girl. Nevertheless I decided to do a quick one mile jog with the dogs around our neighborhood tonight. It was nice to get outside and I probably could have actually done a little more running but the dogs were annoying me.

We're all set, now that I bought a new digital camera! I bought a camera two days ago and it took HORRIBLE pictures and the flash didn't really work. I took it back and got a great camera (thanks Microcenter -- they rock) so I think we're finally ready.

The waiting begins....

Maternity Photos

Jamie and I had maternity photos last weekend. We had a great time with the photo shoot and you can check them out here:

MATERNITY SHOTS BY JENNIFER MATH

If you know anyone interested in her photography services, let me know! She's a great photographer and also taught with me at Freedom Hill. :)

5 Weeks til due date - 2 weeks til full term!

This photo is compliments of Jennifer Math -- a fabulous photographer and teacher that I worked with at Freedom Hill. Isn't she amazing? She took a slew of maternity shots for Jamie and I today. We can't wait to see the rest. And for her to photograph our little girl in a couple months!

We've got everything pretty much ready to go except we still need to get the carseats inspected. So that will need to be done soon! I went and got the car detailed today so that it's free of dog hair and dust. No more dogs in the car. Although I'm sure she'll get enough dog hair in her lungs from living with them.....

Jamie and I watched the inauguration of Barack Obama on Tuesday from our living room. I think Jamie was pretty disappointed that we didn't go downtown, but do I really look like I could be without a bathroom for hours? :) It would have been amazing to experience, but maybe not at 8 months pregnant. We're excited about what will come with our new leader.

And of course, we're excited to meet our little girl!

6 weeks left!

Well here's some photos of what's going on in the Lynch household on inauguration weekend. Jamie is trying to give the dog Guiness, and I am lounging around the house in my Obama shirt. In all seriousness, we're very excited to celebrate the end of an error tomorrow, and seeing a president in office that I actually voted for. My hopes are high.

We have the carseats ready to go, enough clothing to get few the first few months, diapers... now what? I guess just waiting for our lives to change forever.

The baby seems to be head down and kicking me in the ribs, which is good news. My parents are in Kenya until the second week of February so the baby needs to wait at least that long to make her grand entrance.

8 weeks to go!

I am back in Fairfax after a wonderful Christmas. As you can see I weigh quite a bit more than I did 2 weeks ago! This baby is growing at a rate of knots. I can't believe she will be here in less than two months!
Today at Trader Joe's I was wearing a winter jacket over track pants and one of the workers asked me when my baby was due, so I must really be showing if she could tell underneath all those clothes!

My goal for the next 8 weeks is to eat less sugar. Seriously. Christmas is a BAD time to be in the third trimester when it comes to my appetite and all the chocolate and cookies everywhere.

I haven't really run much since the 10K about three weeks ago. I don't really have an excuse other than laziness, well that and I seem to get contractions every time I run. Not that they are dangerous (they are just Braxton Hicks) but I'm doing some other forms of exercise just to be on the safe side. I've been swimming and also the elliptical. I'll try the treadmill (I've been away from the gym for two weeks) this week and see how it goes. I miss being able to run til I'm huffing and puffing, all out of breath! (Not the best thing to do in pregnancy... and no I haven't tried it.)